Thanksgiving Turkey Sugar Cookie Hands

These adorable cookies are way simpler than you’d think. They make for a precious place card for the kiddos at the thanksgiving table, or just a fun activity to make with the kids! They’re gluten free and made with simple ingredients!

Serves: 10

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup Butter, Unsalted, Soft
• 2 Tbsp Coconut Oil, Soft
• 6 Tbsp Coconut Sugar
• 1 whole Egg
• 1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
• 1/4 tsp Almond Extract
• 1 cup Almond Flour, +2tbsp
• 1/4 cup Coconut Flour
• 1/4 tsp Baking Soda
• 1/4 tsp Himalayan Pink Salt
• 1 cup Powdered Monkfruit Sweetener – Lakanto, Or organic powdered sugar
• 1 tsp Cocoa Powder, Sifted
• 2 – 3 Tbsp Almond Milk

Process

1. Beat butter, coconut oil, and sugar together
2. Add egg & extracts and beat again
3. Add remaining ingredients until smooth
4. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for half hour
5. Dust a surface with coconut flour and roll out dough
6. Trace kids hands with a butter knife, then place cookies on parchment paper lined baking sheet
7. Freeze for 10 min
8. Then bake at 325 for 10-11 minutes. Allow to cool several minutes on baking sheet, then move to cooling rack where they’ll firm up a bit more
9. For the names, Melt some chocolate, place in a piping bag or ziplock with a tiny hole cut in the corner, and practice writing the names on parchment paper. Once you’ve got a good one place in the freezer for a few minutes. The name will peel right off the parchment paper when frozen
10. Prepare icing by whipping sifted powdered sugar, sifted cocoa powder, and milk together until smooth
11. Dip each cookie in the icing, allowing excess to drip off, and place on cooling rack
12. Use sprinkles or chocolate gems for the feathers (fingers), peel off your lettering and feet from parchment paper and place, and half a red or orange chocolate gem for the snood

Thanksgiving Turkey Sugar Cookie Hands

Print Pin Rate

Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 8 minutes minutes

Servings: 10

Ingredients

Cookie Base

• 1/4 cup Butter Unsalted, Soft
• 2 Tbsp Coconut Oil Soft
• 6 Tbsp Coconut Sugar
• 1 whole Egg
• 1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
• 1/4 tsp Almond Extract
• 1 cup Almond Flour +2tbsp
• 1/4 cup Coconut Flour
• 1/4 tsp Baking Soda
• 1/4 tsp Himalayan Pink Salt

Royal Icing

• 1 cup Powdered Monkfruit Sweetener – Lakanto Or organic powdered sugar
• 1 tsp Cocoa Powder Sifted
• 2 – 3 Tbsp Almond Milk

Instructions

• Beat butter, coconut oil, and sugar together
• Add egg & extracts and beat again
• Add remaining ingredients until smooth
• Wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for half hour
• Dust a surface with coconut flour and roll out dough
• Trace kids hands with a butter knife, then place cookies on parchment paper lined baking sheet
• Freeze for 10 min
• Then bake at 325 for 10-11 minutes. Allow to cool several minutes on baking sheet, then move to cooling rack where they’ll firm up a bit more
• For the names, Melt some chocolate, place in a piping bag or ziplock with a tiny hole cut in the corner, and practice writing the names on parchment paper. Once you’ve got a good one place in the freezer for a few minutes. The name will peel right off the parchment paper when frozen
• Prepare icing by whipping sifted powdered sugar, sifted cocoa powder, and milk together until smooth
• Dip each cookie in the icing, allowing excess to drip off, and place on cooling rack
• Use sprinkles or chocolate gems for the feathers (fingers), peel off your lettering and feet from parchment paper and place, and half a red or orange chocolate gem for the snood